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the super bowl gets under way tonight in new orleans. alex is joining us next from new york city. caller: my comment is -- i am not particularly a sports fan. it seems very repetitive back and forth. as far as the regulation -- my observation, not just about football but hockey and also even baseball -- people seem to like people getting hit and getting beat up. they even like people looking kind of distorted like when they take drugs. i would be in favor if there could be a lot to prevent head injuries or young people being persuaded to do drugs to get onto teams or whatever. it is my commentary to my fellow americans the sunday morning that, it is like gladiatorial combat. . "the hunter games." it is almost like a freak show you enjoy watching human suffering. that is my cheery comment. host: thank you for the call. on the twitter page, there is this. back in 2009, tiki barber testified on the issue of head injuries at the high school and professional lover -- level. [video clip] >> you hear the file but comes from people who think the nfl is not addressing this issue. at the en
the super bowl gets under way tonight in new orleans. alex is joining us next from new york city. caller: my comment is -- i am not particularly a sports fan. it seems very repetitive back and forth. as far as the regulation -- my observation, not just about football but hockey and also even baseball -- people seem to like people getting hit and getting beat up. they even like people looking kind of distorted like when they take drugs. i would be in favor if there could be a lot to prevent head...
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they were a wide open city at the time. you had smoking areas, go to the bathroom and the smoke would be bill lowing out the door. no one seemed to care, nothing was wild and crazy, but in spite of that we still have good results. i move to allentown where everything was real strict, everything was if you were caught with cigarettes, you got to work in the cafeteria half-hour. bethelehem, the school district is fantastic, where as allentown has been taken over by the state. this is all because of local control. we need more stroll government involved in the school system. in spite of what you're saying that would straighten things out. when you see a school system disintergrate like alens will town. it's just the opposite today. can you answer that? and can you also answer the question i gave you about school choice in those other countries that are doing very well? host: andrew campnella, president of national school choice week. guest: yes, there is school choice in other countries. the netherlands is a great example. the
they were a wide open city at the time. you had smoking areas, go to the bathroom and the smoke would be bill lowing out the door. no one seemed to care, nothing was wild and crazy, but in spite of that we still have good results. i move to allentown where everything was real strict, everything was if you were caught with cigarettes, you got to work in the cafeteria half-hour. bethelehem, the school district is fantastic, where as allentown has been taken over by the state. this is all because...
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they say that president obama traveled back to chicago and a city on track to become of the murder capital of the united states -- again that is "the national journal". this shows the line graph from january 12 -- january 2012 if -- go by the fbi's estimates at a time approaching two hundred 50. that is followed by new york, baltimore, and philadelphia. detroit and los angeles being charted there as well. your thoughts for the next 40 minutes. mark on the democrats' line, what do you think? caller: i agree with the second amendment that we all have the right to bear arms. when it comes to these assault weapons, there are too many shootings with the schools. it has become almost an every day thing. it is creating a panic. i know certain areas are worse than others. the government has a compelling interest to address this. they need to try to put rules on the table, not to take away the second amendment, but to enforce more rules to negate these happenings. host: the president several times reiterating that the proposal deserves a vote. what he think? caller: i agree. congress is our lawmake
they say that president obama traveled back to chicago and a city on track to become of the murder capital of the united states -- again that is "the national journal". this shows the line graph from january 12 -- january 2012 if -- go by the fbi's estimates at a time approaching two hundred 50. that is followed by new york, baltimore, and philadelphia. detroit and los angeles being charted there as well. your thoughts for the next 40 minutes. mark on the democrats' line, what do you...
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his wisdom will forever be part of the city he loved so much. his spirit will live on not only at city hall and the bridge that bears his name, but all across the five boroughs. the former mayor passed away this morning, at 88 years old, due to congestive heart failure. justin, in maryland, on the independent line. caller:, for taking my call. -- thank you for taking my call. would give hillary clinton a -- i would give hillary clinton a d. i do not understand how somebody in a position of power with so much information about the situation going on in other countries could ever send a force of people into a country that they know is unstable with the same amount of security that they would send to a place like france or germany. for my part, hillary clinton has left much to be desired for her position. i think possibly the whole incident that went down could have costar -- cost her her political career as far as her ambitions are. host: two stores connected to a political donner connected to bob menendez -- it a go to the front page of the new y
his wisdom will forever be part of the city he loved so much. his spirit will live on not only at city hall and the bridge that bears his name, but all across the five boroughs. the former mayor passed away this morning, at 88 years old, due to congestive heart failure. justin, in maryland, on the independent line. caller:, for taking my call. -- thank you for taking my call. would give hillary clinton a -- i would give hillary clinton a d. i do not understand how somebody in a position of...
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[video clip] >> last year, there were 443 murders with firearms on the streets of this city. 65 of those victims were 18 and under. that is the equivalent of a newtown every four months. that is precisely why the overwhelming majority of americans are asking for some common-sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. as i said on tuesday night, i recognize that not everybody agrees with every issue. there are regional differences. the experience of gun ownership is different in urban areas than it is in rural areas. it is different from upstate and downstate illinois. these proposals to divert -- deserve the vote in congress to rid the deserve a vote. -- deserves a vote in congress. they deserved a vote. [applause] i want to thank the members of congress who are working together in a serious way to try to resolve this issue. host: david winston, the issue of gun controls -- gun control. for the winners and losers? guest: the dynamic that is emerging, the hard left and right, they have dug in, and the fight then is, which side will win, and ultimately what
[video clip] >> last year, there were 443 murders with firearms on the streets of this city. 65 of those victims were 18 and under. that is the equivalent of a newtown every four months. that is precisely why the overwhelming majority of americans are asking for some common-sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. as i said on tuesday night, i recognize that not everybody agrees with every issue. there are regional differences. the experience of gun...
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we take cities like this and put money back into the economy. host: i think we got the point. let's get an answer from representative engel. guest: first of all, thanks for the working-class connection. my dad was a welder. he was an iron worker. a very proud member of the ironworkers union. i grew up with those kinds of feelings, caring about working people in this country. the statistics seem to be going in that direction with unemployment going down and joblessness going down as well. you make a very good point. the problem with our participation is that you really do not know whether you are going to go out of the frying pan into the fire. there are reports, for instance, that the administration was struggling, months ago, overworked -- over whether we should intervene in syria and support the rebels. again, the two schools of thought are, you want to support the rebels because assad, let's say, is not a good person. you would hope that, while -- when he is overthrown, as likely seems the case, the united states will have an influence in the new government if we are aiding
we take cities like this and put money back into the economy. host: i think we got the point. let's get an answer from representative engel. guest: first of all, thanks for the working-class connection. my dad was a welder. he was an iron worker. a very proud member of the ironworkers union. i grew up with those kinds of feelings, caring about working people in this country. the statistics seem to be going in that direction with unemployment going down and joblessness going down as well. you...
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in the city being that it is his hometown. there have been about 560 murders here since the last year. 60 this year already. he is coming on friday. he had to go through a lot of flack. radio stations have called him out on it. it is good to see that when you raise your voice, it affects things. her parents were there. he addressed the situation. that was good. host: the president is traveling to chicago to talk about gun violence. he will travel to north carolina to talk about the ideas on manufacturing last night and the state of the union address. look for our coverage at www.c- span.org. tom cole from oklahoma joins us. he sits on the budget committee. he is an appropriator. let us begin with what the president said about the automatic spending cuts that go into place march 1 unless a deal comes up. he said there has to be new revenue and calls for closing loopholes. do you agree? guest: the president has not put forward a plan. he had known this was coming for two years. the house plan -- passed legislation last year. the
in the city being that it is his hometown. there have been about 560 murders here since the last year. 60 this year already. he is coming on friday. he had to go through a lot of flack. radio stations have called him out on it. it is good to see that when you raise your voice, it affects things. her parents were there. he addressed the situation. that was good. host: the president is traveling to chicago to talk about gun violence. he will travel to north carolina to talk about the ideas on...
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cities and then some smaller independent operators in smaller cities. a good part of the traffic has been people who streamed it online. that is a pretty dedicated following. in fact, with the very large online content and was determined 40% comes from the united states. host: an appetite. guest: there is an appetite clearly. how much will translate toward cable channels again -- some of these folks dedicated online streamers -- that is a challenge. but we hope we can provide interesting content and sort of have some people cross over. host: al jazeera purchased current tv in december of last year. how will that expand the american audience? who will you be able to reach now? guest: potentially estimated 50 million viewers. if you talk, 4.5 million homes to 50 million homes, a great leap for us and a great deal. one of the things we thought for years and distribution in the americas. this opens some eyeballs to us, and we hope it gives people a chance to see our coverage, to sample it for those who have not seen it, and again, provide another platform f
cities and then some smaller independent operators in smaller cities. a good part of the traffic has been people who streamed it online. that is a pretty dedicated following. in fact, with the very large online content and was determined 40% comes from the united states. host: an appetite. guest: there is an appetite clearly. how much will translate toward cable channels again -- some of these folks dedicated online streamers -- that is a challenge. but we hope we can provide interesting...
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and your counties and cities do that across the board -- spending reductions generally, they do it with flexibility to the different departments can re reprogrammed-and replace and adjusted. that's the way it should be. host: from twitter -- guest: the keystone xl pipeline is a good point. it has been awhile since the president has delayed a decision on keystone. as bipartisan support and the governor of nebraska has said let's get this rolling and keystone is a great idea. that would be a great first start. permitting some oil exploration and drilling and development is another one in that same sector. you can look at what has happened in north dakota with the amount of drilling and production. another thing the president could do today that would lead to job growth is look at his federal agencies. the federal regulatory agencies have 291,000 employees. 291,000 employees. last year, they issued 4000 new regulations which are thousands of pages of instructions and the federal register. that -- he needs to for -- it makes it impossible for new regulations. he should allow a review and ge
and your counties and cities do that across the board -- spending reductions generally, they do it with flexibility to the different departments can re reprogrammed-and replace and adjusted. that's the way it should be. host: from twitter -- guest: the keystone xl pipeline is a good point. it has been awhile since the president has delayed a decision on keystone. as bipartisan support and the governor of nebraska has said let's get this rolling and keystone is a great idea. that would be a...
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the city just agreed with the emancipation proclamation. this is in 2013. lyndon johnson fought for all americans. i was debating whether it should be johnson or jimmy carter. jimmy carter, in the final history of this country is written, jimmy carter will be among the best up there, not ronald reagan. look what jimmy carter did, by holding to signing treaties with panama, he gave the panama canal back to the panamanians. george bush's father arrested noriega and put him in jail. thank you. host: the washington post editorial page weighs in on the question -- who gets the washington post this morning on past presidents. iowa, democratic caller, lisa. caller: good morning. president roosevelt. he was the first president i can rememberhcane helped elderly people who did not have anything. i think he started social security. he had a disability, but it did not stop him from being the best president we ever had and never will. host: what would your parents etc. this question? >> they would've said the same thing if they were alive, i believe. >> is this a presi
the city just agreed with the emancipation proclamation. this is in 2013. lyndon johnson fought for all americans. i was debating whether it should be johnson or jimmy carter. jimmy carter, in the final history of this country is written, jimmy carter will be among the best up there, not ronald reagan. look what jimmy carter did, by holding to signing treaties with panama, he gave the panama canal back to the panamanians. george bush's father arrested noriega and put him in jail. thank you....
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guest: and that is one major reason why the restrictions came into being and with the senior members of staff. if you are a lobbyist for a small client, a city in a state like indiana. you may not be able to get the same level of access as someone who can afford to hire a former member of congress. host: what about people who are legal advisers and legislative consultants for enormous corporate salaries? guest: some of them are lobbyists and they have to disclose if they spend a fair amount of their time lobbying. unless they're spending 20% on lobbying activity, that is undisclosed information and we would have no idea, but that is certainly common. host: frederick, maryland, republican. caller: i did not like the- pejorative term of a "lobbyist -- the negative pejorative term of a "lobbyist." i call my congressmen and i let them know what i want to do and i paid them money in contributions. being able to call your congressperson is an individual right. the fact that is and is -- interest groups or others raising funds, they do not deserve to be labeled with such a pejorative term a
guest: and that is one major reason why the restrictions came into being and with the senior members of staff. if you are a lobbyist for a small client, a city in a state like indiana. you may not be able to get the same level of access as someone who can afford to hire a former member of congress. host: what about people who are legal advisers and legislative consultants for enormous corporate salaries? guest: some of them are lobbyists and they have to disclose if they spend a fair amount of...